Automatic monitoring of the effective thermal conductivity of snow in a low-Arctic shrub tundra

Domine, F.; Barrere, M.; Sarrazin, D.; Morin, S.; Arnaud, L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1265-2015

Articles | Volume 9, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1265-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1265-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 3

Research article

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22 Jun 2015

Research article |

| 22 Jun 2015

Automatic monitoring of the effective thermal conductivity of snow in a low-Arctic shrub tundra

F. Domine, M. Barrere, D. Sarrazin, S. Morin, and L. Arnaud

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Final revised paper (published on 22 Jun 2015)
Preprint (discussion started on 13 Mar 2015)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C328: 'Review', Richard L.H. Essery, 06 Apr 2015
- AC C732: 'Response to R. Essery', Mathieu Barrere, 10 May 2015
RC C354: 'Comment on "Automatic monitoring of the effective thermal conductivity of snow in a low Arctic shrub tundra"', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Apr 2015
- AC C733: 'Response to Reviewer 2', Mathieu Barrere, 10 May 2015
RC C399: 'Review: "Automatic monitoring of the effective thermal conductivity of snow in a low Arctic shrub tundra” by F. Domine et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 13 Apr 2015
- AC C734: 'Response to Reviewer 3', Mathieu Barrere, 10 May 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Mathieu Barrere on behalf of the Authors (10 May 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (31 May 2015) by Martin Schneebeli

AR by Florent Dominé on behalf of the Authors (02 Jun 2015) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

The thermal conductivity of Arctic snow strongly impacts ground temperature, nutrient recycling and vegetation growth. We have monitored the thermal conductivity of snow in low-Arctic shrub tundra for two consecutive winters using heated needle probes. We observe very different thermal conductivity evolutions in both winters studied, with more extensive melting in the second winter. Results illustrate the effect of vegetation on snow properties and the need to include it in snow physics models.